Material Handler - Fitchburg, MA

:Since 1904, Nelson Miller Group (NMG) has been a leading global provider of custom solutions, partnering with organizations across industrial, IoT, lighting, medical, telecommunications, consumer, and aerospace and defense sectors. We bring complex products to life by solving in ...

Job description

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Since 1904, Nelson Miller Group (NMG) has been a leading global provider of custom solutions, partnering with organizations across industrial, IoT, lighting, medical, telecommunications, consumer, and aerospace and defense sectors. We bring complex products to life by solving intricate challenges in engineering design, manufacturing, and supply chain management. Our expertise spans Human-Machine Interface (HMI) solutions, value-added distribution, plastics, membrane switches, overlays, touch panels, electronics, metals, and cables.

Our century-long legacy is built on a deep commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and unwavering customer satisfaction. These principles drive everything we do.

Responsibilities

The Material Handler ensures appropriate quantity of correct material is maintained to support production needs by loading, unloading, moving, and blending raw materials and other supplies in support of the production schedule. This individual operates, sets up and performs routine cleaning and maintenance of selected equipment and performs any combination of following duties:

• Maintains a supply of raw materials at each operating work cell or machine to prevent production interruptions.
• Anticipates material requirements for job setups.
• Reads work order and/or follows verbal instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
• Conveys materials to or from storage to designated work cell or area.
• Maintains inventory accuracy by conducting transactions in ERP system using bar code scanners in a timely manner.
• Perform daily cycle counts
• Receive shipments from UPS and FedEx and enter data into ERP.
• Create Work Orders in ERP
• Create pick sheets for kitting process
• Reports all non-scanned material movements to Supervisor and Logistics department.
• Attaches identification tags or labels to materials and/or marks information on cases, bags, drums, or other containers.
• Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Requirements:

• Education & Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and a minimum of three years manufacturing experience and a minimum of three years experience with inventory; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively to all employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Must be able to use measuring devices such as rules, weight scales and machine instrumentation.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Other Skills & Abilities:
• Microsoft applications
• ERP database

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 10 lbs., frequently lift or move up to 25 lbs., and occasionally lift or move up to 100lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Due to ITAR and / or CUI compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident Alien, or Protected Individual per 8 U.S.C.1324b(a)(3).

Candidates being considered for hire must pass a pre-employment background check.

Compensation and Benefits:

Pay Range: $ $24.00 per hour (Pay to be determined by the experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the candidate, and alignment with market data).

Benefits Offered: Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage; company-paid basic life/AD&D insurance, voluntary supplemental insurances, flexible spending accounts and employee assistance program (EAP). Sick Leave, Vacation Time, and company-paid Holidays are provided as paid time off. Nelson Miller Group also provides a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan option with a safe harbor non-elective company contribution.

Nelson Miller Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.